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the nra was saying if we don't have this bill then gun companies will go bankrupt but that's not true. we need to go forward and correct this and hagel could take a really important step in doing that by going forward and saying the pentagon is reversing its position on this. >> sam kleiner from slate. people can read the article. it's fascinating. thank you so much. something we didn't think about what's going on now on capitol hill, the hearing that is ongoing for chuck hagel. that is going to wrap up this how. i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. good morning, thomas. >> hi, chris. good morning to you. good morning, everybody. we will continue following what's taking place in washington, d.c., right now. on the agenda much more of chuck hagel facing critics, republican and democrat and what are the odds of him getting confirmed? we have an all-star lineup for you, host of "the ed show" will join me, the co-host of "the cycle" will be here and one of hagel's staunchest supporters, john kerry. police taking out the underground bunker where a 6-year-old boy is being held host
the nra was saying if we don't have this bill then gun companies will go bankrupt but that's not true. we need to go forward and correct this and hagel could take a really important step in doing that by going forward and saying the pentagon is reversing its position on this. >> sam kleiner from slate. people can read the article. it's fascinating. thank you so much. something we didn't think about what's going on now on capitol hill, the hearing that is ongoing for chuck hagel. that is...
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the nra says it has gotten 100,000 new members. people do seem to be more active on this issue, but do you see any minds changing particularly in congress? >> i do. i think people are starting to talk. that's why you see even nra members who say i'm a gun holder and a ban on assault weapons and ban on magazines is something that's common sense that we have to think about. i think it is not reasonable to think it is easier to get a gun, talking about background checks, it's easier to get a gun then get a driver's license. that does not make sense in our modern day society. >> you don't think you'll have to take assault weapons off the table to get reform? >> i think what the administration is doing, we have to make sure we know and we have a complete background check with no loopholes. we've got to take the magazines that people have access to off the table. let's do that. that is something we can accomplish. i want to make sure we do something first that makes sense and make us all safer. taking away those magazines. me coming from
the nra says it has gotten 100,000 new members. people do seem to be more active on this issue, but do you see any minds changing particularly in congress? >> i do. i think people are starting to talk. that's why you see even nra members who say i'm a gun holder and a ban on assault weapons and ban on magazines is something that's common sense that we have to think about. i think it is not reasonable to think it is easier to get a gun, talking about background checks, it's easier to get a...
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even most nra members, even most gun owners. >> so if voters do believe that, does this nra assistance help or hurt her because she's being socialed? >> i think it hurts her. the nra is not that popular. they claim they have 4 million members. that is between 2 and 4 million. who they're really funded by, let's be clear. they're funded by the gun manufacturers. the gun manufacturers are profiting from laws that congress has passed immunizing the gun industry from lawsuits back in 2005. it was said by the former president of the nra this saved the gun industry from bankruptcy. handgun sales over the past decade have doubled. after the assault weapons ban expired in 2004, guess what happened to rifle production in the united states? it shot up 38%. it's about money. it's about the industry. it's about profits. it's not about people's lives or the safety of americans or our children. i think the american public is finally waking up to that. >> we're seeing the polls at this moment. >> it's like the polls are correct. >> thank you so much for stopping by today. all right. back to our panel
even most nra members, even most gun owners. >> so if voters do believe that, does this nra assistance help or hurt her because she's being socialed? >> i think it hurts her. the nra is not that popular. they claim they have 4 million members. that is between 2 and 4 million. who they're really funded by, let's be clear. they're funded by the gun manufacturers. the gun manufacturers are profiting from laws that congress has passed immunizing the gun industry from lawsuits back in...
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and nra to go through the motions of considering. the nra is a potent political force, it has money and members. and particularly in house districts, members need to worry about their nra rating and whether they are going to pardon the pun, be in the crosshairs in the next election. the white house needs to worry -- it's not going to get the nra on its side but it needs to figure out a way to neutralize its power. >> part of figuring that out is figuring where they are going to stake their claim. nra president also continued his hard line against an assault weapons ban. let me play for you what connecticut's governor dan malloy said on hard ball. >> the idea we can't do that just isn't true. in 1930s because machine guns fallen in the hands of criminals, we decided nobody should have a machine gun. guess what, people don't kill any more with machine guns. we're not talking about incidents with hand grenades. we can make practical decisions and pass practical laws. >> it does appear the white house is no longer making passing a new as
and nra to go through the motions of considering. the nra is a potent political force, it has money and members. and particularly in house districts, members need to worry about their nra rating and whether they are going to pardon the pun, be in the crosshairs in the next election. the white house needs to worry -- it's not going to get the nra on its side but it needs to figure out a way to neutralize its power. >> part of figuring that out is figuring where they are going to stake...
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the nra believed that. the nra should agree with that. and the nra should not be in charge of this debate. >> thank you so much, mayor. again, president obama visiting your city today. appreciate your time. we'll be right back. have diabe. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals. at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went to see my doctor, she chose lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eye sight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin
the nra believed that. the nra should agree with that. and the nra should not be in charge of this debate. >> thank you so much, mayor. again, president obama visiting your city today. appreciate your time. we'll be right back. have diabe. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals. at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went to see my doctor,...
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the nra has been against bans on high capacity magazines and even background checks. this other group comes out and says, yes, to the compromise. i guess my question is even though we know this is unusual for this kind of split, does anyone in the gun rights battle matt matt matter besides the nra? >> it's important whenever you have a coalition with competing faction. the president's biggest problem is the house. he might get something out of the senate but it looks hard to see how you get anything even as something as reasonable as extending the current background check. hard to see how it gets through the house. >> let me play something that senator chris murphy said on "morning joe" today. >> a lot of folks will vote against this and they believe the best way to solve the problem is throw a mess of guns out there and let folks shoot it out. they say the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> his analysis is that there is just an ideological divide. is that really tough to break and why do you still see democrats who are supporting it? >
the nra has been against bans on high capacity magazines and even background checks. this other group comes out and says, yes, to the compromise. i guess my question is even though we know this is unusual for this kind of split, does anyone in the gun rights battle matt matt matter besides the nra? >> it's important whenever you have a coalition with competing faction. the president's biggest problem is the house. he might get something out of the senate but it looks hard to see how you...
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the nra has been very vocal in its opposition. what are the chances that gets done? >> i think it's very good, because of the nature of what we're talking about. we're talking about a very dangerous weapon, far more serious than getting a car licensed for a dangerous weapon, as sometimes automobiles and trucks are called. so i think that some people don't mind the inconvenience, if you will, if someone wants to have a firearm, put your name down and say who you are and make certain that we at least are prohibiting or preventing or at least trying to prevent people who have mental illness from getting a dangerous weapon. i don't think that's going to be the problem. we're going to have major problems with the culture of people that just like to use gun for recreational purposes and overcoming the need for having an assault weapon to do this, to have phone numbfun and to hunt . that's going to be a major problem. but the two that you mentioned, chris. we can get over that, whether we're talking about inner cities or whether we're talking about our rural and suburban ar
the nra has been very vocal in its opposition. what are the chances that gets done? >> i think it's very good, because of the nature of what we're talking about. we're talking about a very dangerous weapon, far more serious than getting a car licensed for a dangerous weapon, as sometimes automobiles and trucks are called. so i think that some people don't mind the inconvenience, if you will, if someone wants to have a firearm, put your name down and say who you are and make certain that...
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. >> our poll also finds support for the nra is steady. it's about 42%. meantime new york city's mayor michael bloomberg who has been fighting the nra is on capitol hill today. millions of dollars from his super pac helped stop an nra backed candidate in the democratic primary to replace former congressman jesse jackson jr. what is your sense manu? how much influence could bloomberg have on the hill and what role might he play in this? >> i think he has a lot of influence and last night's race in the house district in chicago was very important in that regard. that was one democratic district in a democratic urban area. when you're talking about bloomberg's influence among a lot of red state democrats in arkansas, alaska, louisiana, states in which senators will have key votes on gun control, but who are very close to the nra, who are opposed to tighter regulations, that support from bloomberg or his influence is not as strong. so he has a lot of influence among members who are close to him on the gun control issue but democrats from rural state is not so
. >> our poll also finds support for the nra is steady. it's about 42%. meantime new york city's mayor michael bloomberg who has been fighting the nra is on capitol hill today. millions of dollars from his super pac helped stop an nra backed candidate in the democratic primary to replace former congressman jesse jackson jr. what is your sense manu? how much influence could bloomberg have on the hill and what role might he play in this? >> i think he has a lot of influence and last...
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the nra, there's no question, is becoming a more fringe organization. they're losing membership. they're becoming kind of perceived as, you know, affiliated with the tea party. they're losing their mainstream appeal because they're not supporting common sense gun laws. >> we have to remember that at the end of the day we have to answer to every mother, every father, everybody who's lost -- every person who's lost a loved one because of these incidents. and the way to fix it is not necessarily just having tighter gun control. the way to fix it is to figure out legislation that actually meets the needs. >> give me an example of one or two pieces of lentiligislation would do that. >> remember what happened in d.c., the gentleman in d.c. who killed those people. >> so what gun control -- >> he had a shotgun that a lot of people use for bird hunting and the light. >> and someone at the community college. >> he had a gun -- that was legally licensed by his mother. but he had mental health issues. the guy in d.c. had mental health issues. >> i'd like to ask joe what kind of laws republi
the nra, there's no question, is becoming a more fringe organization. they're losing membership. they're becoming kind of perceived as, you know, affiliated with the tea party. they're losing their mainstream appeal because they're not supporting common sense gun laws. >> we have to remember that at the end of the day we have to answer to every mother, every father, everybody who's lost -- every person who's lost a loved one because of these incidents. and the way to fix it is not...
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lives and -- >> strategically, a parallel has been drawn between the passion of gun activists and the nra and activist abortion groups. let me read to you from politico. susan b. anthony list, americans united for life and concerned women for america have brought on board a new generation of younger anti-abortion activists who are media-savvy, skilled at fund-raising and able to extend the reach of the movement deep into state houses and on ballots nationwide. so we don't have a lot of time left, but what's the strategy on the other side, on your side? >> the strategy on our side is what it has been all along, which is to educate, inform and organize and mobilize people at the grassroots who understand that reproductive freedom and choice is a fundamental right of women and that women's rights are human rights and we have to always be vigilant and fight against those who would take away that right. and i think, you know, when i became president of the organization in 1984-85, the passion was on the anti-abortion side. i think this last election in 2012 shows that the country has moved to
lives and -- >> strategically, a parallel has been drawn between the passion of gun activists and the nra and activist abortion groups. let me read to you from politico. susan b. anthony list, americans united for life and concerned women for america have brought on board a new generation of younger anti-abortion activists who are media-savvy, skilled at fund-raising and able to extend the reach of the movement deep into state houses and on ballots nationwide. so we don't have a lot of...
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at the same time that's going on, i don't know if you've seen it, congressman, but the nra is out with a new ad that specifically targets african-american youth. let me play a clip for you. >> it's not a gun problem, it's a culture problem, it's a poverty problem, it's a history problem. the only person responsible for your safety is you. cops can't always about he there. obama definitely can't be there. this isn't a black or white, democrat or republican issue. this is common sense. it's self-preservation. it's about natural rights. >> common sense, self-preservation, you better have a gun, it sounds like he's saying, because president obama can't be there to protect you, the police can't always be there to protect you. your reaction? >> i think it's an insult to the american people's intelligence for them to continue to do this and they -- there's no question that they just create things about minorities just going and having rights that never existed. they make it up and they keep moving on and saying what they want to say. the truth of the matter is, there's no need for america bei
at the same time that's going on, i don't know if you've seen it, congressman, but the nra is out with a new ad that specifically targets african-american youth. let me play a clip for you. >> it's not a gun problem, it's a culture problem, it's a poverty problem, it's a history problem. the only person responsible for your safety is you. cops can't always about he there. obama definitely can't be there. this isn't a black or white, democrat or republican issue. this is common sense. it's...